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The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason

11 August, 2021

Translated by Victoria Cribb — Iceland is a country of enigmas – which could be why crime novels from the country are so popular with crime fiction lovers. Icelandic authors seem to capture those enigmas, and the nuances that surround them, with a subtle sense…

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Bite Size offers short stories you can get your teeth into

By DeathBecomesHer

11 August, 2021

They say the best things come in small packages – and a new subscription-only publishing business is taking that literally! Bite Size Crime Stories is the brainchild of US-based Dr Catherine Turner and it has launched via Patreon. A former product development engineer whose career…

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Brazilian Psycho by Joe Thomas

By Paul Burke

9 August, 2021

Brazilian Psycho completes Joe Thomas’s São Paulo quartet, bookending the first three mysteries in the series and unifying the piece. The story dives into the underbelly of the city that is the financial heart of Brazil’s economy. It’s a place where the business and political…

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False Witness by Karin Slaughter

By Vicki Weisfeld

5 August, 2021

American author Karin Slaughter writes both standalone thrillers and series, and her new one, False Witness is a standalone that offers an engrossing read. “The past is never where you think you left it” reads the epigram from Katherine Anne Porter, and it’s perfect for…

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The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh

By DeathBecomesHer

4 August, 2021

With The Devil’s Advocate, we’ve reached book six in Steve Cavanagh’s highly acclaimed series featuring New York-based con man-turned-attorney Eddie Flynn. And hold onto your hats folks, because this time Eddie has left the Big Apple behind! This is a guy who can rise above…

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Crime Fiction Lover turns 10!

By crimefictionlover

3 August, 2021

Yes, it’s happy birthday to us. Our site launched 10 years ago on 3 August 2011, and what a ride it has been. We’ve reviewed over 2,400 crime novels and posted a total of 4,576 articles, including coverage of some of the greatest crime shows…

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Tokyo Redux by David Peace

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

3 August, 2021

It’s been almost 12 years since Occupied City, the second instalment in David Peace’s Tokyo trilogy, was published. For fans of this ambitious author it’s been a long wait, but in Tokyo Redux Peace delivers a humdinger which, according to the author, was in part…

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Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza

By Vicki Weisfeld

2 August, 2021

Authors are often told to make the setting of their novel like another character, and certainly the books that nail the sounds, smells, look and feel of a place add to the realism of a story. This debut crime novel involving two quasi-amateur detectives takes…

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The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason

Bite Size offers short stories you can get your teeth into

Brazilian Psycho by Joe Thomas

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh

Crime Fiction Lover turns 10!

Tokyo Redux by David Peace

Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza

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